The Academy of Arts (Arabic: أكاديمية الفنون; Akādīmīya al-Finūn) is a large educational complex in Cairo, Egypt, comprising seven institutes as of 2024[update].
They were all affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, which was established in Cairo, Egypt[3] In 1969, the Academy of Arts was created by government decree, and the separate institutes became part of the academy.
[1] In 2019, it was decided that a branch of the Academy of Arts would be established in Alexandria.
This new Academy will incorporate all of the educational facilities in Princess Faiqa Ahmed Fouad Palace.
[4] In March 2024, it was announced that a decision regarding the establishment of another campus of the Academy of Arts was being waited on, including the Higher Institute of Cinema, the Conservatory, the Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts, and the Higher Institute of Ballet, in El-Shorouk, northeast of Cairo.